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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How will the Black's transportation to and from the race be funded?
(a) Jim Neville will pay.
(b) Alec's family will pay.
(c) With proceeds from the race.
(d) Henry will pay.

2. What does Alec plan to do as soon as he wakes up on his first morning back home in New York?
(a) Go to school.
(b) Make breakfast for his family.
(c) See the Black.
(d) Clean his bedroom.

3. What is the Black doing when Alec finds him near the water spring on the island in Chapter 3?
(a) Drinking water.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Killing a snake.
(d) Eating grass.

4. How does the Black get wounded just before the race begins?
(a) Fighting with Cyclone.
(b) Henry accidentally cuts him when adjusting his saddle.
(c) Alec accidentally cuts him with his pocket knife when adjusting his saddle.
(d) Fighting with Sun Raider.

5. Where does Alec's father tell him his mother is going to visit her sister in Chapter 15?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Seattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim warn Henry and Alec about when they first arrive in Chicago?

2. What happens to Alec once he finally gets the Black to stop running the first time they are on the track?

3. Why does Alec make a spear with his pocket knife?

4. What was the last race Henry rode with his horse, Chang?

5. What is happening when Alec wakes to "the Black's shrill scream" (34) in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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